Orthodox Hesychasm Sanctuary

One of the early paintings; whereabouts is unknown. approx. 1988 year, Oil x Canvas, approx. size 60x80 centimeters, St. Petersburg, signed as Y. GribanovskyThe Heart of the Church. There is an imperishable treasure deep inside the human soul – God's gift of endless joy of the eternal life. Hesychasm is a mystical tradition of prayer in the Orthodox Church. It contains two elements, the belief that quietist contemplation is the highest occupation for men, and the assertion of real distinction. Eastern Christianity, type of monastic life in which practitioners seek divine quietness.
George Grie, January 1989